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During operational search activities, police officers detained a 24-year-old resident of Dushanbe on suspicion of extortion, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan reports.
The OMVD-1 of the Shokhmansur district of Dushanbe received a statement from a 31-year-old local resident, the administrator of the restaurant "Citir-Usta". She reported that on June 9, 2025, a woman named "Tahmina" had dinner at the restaurant on Rudaki Avenue.
On June 15, 2025, the suspect, using an Instagram account under the pseudonym "mrs.taxmina", published a video with false information that the food prepared in the restaurant allegedly did not meet sanitary and hygienic standards. After that, she demanded 4,000 somoni from the restaurant administrator to delete the video.
During operational and investigative activities, police officers detained a 24-year-old resident of Dushanbe on suspicion of extortion. They confiscated 200 US dollars from her, which served as material evidence.
An investigation is being conducted into this incident.
